Zambia – Day Two

Day 2 in Zambia was our only full day, which was jammed pack with activities.  We hit the falls first thing in the morning.

Victoria Falls, also known by the locals as Mosi-Oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders) isn’t the widest or tallest in the world, but it has the biggest volume of water flowing through.

Double rainbow

Upper falls

View of the Victoria bridge that connects Zambia to Zimbabwe

About to cross Knife Edge Bridge

At one point of the walk the mist from the falls was so dense it felt like we were walking through a rainstorm.  In hindsight, we were way too close to the falls to really get a good view of it.  The best way to view Victoria Falls is probably via helicopter tour, which we didn’t do.

The morning was capped off with a tour of the local Nakatindi village.

Market stand

House in progress of being built

Concession stand

The village doesn’t have much infrastructure.  People have to go to the sole water pump and carry buckets of water back to their homes.  The local women carry everything on their heads, and make it look so simple.

One thing that struck us was how innocent and curious the local kids are.  They would come up to us to feel our skin and hold our hands as we walked.  There were 2 little boys jostling to hold Joe’s hands.

All the kids checking out the smart phone

This kid just went up to Joe to give him a hug

Kidsholding whatever hand was available to hold

Group shot at end o tour

After lunch and siesta, we were met by Junior for a sunset boat cruise on the Zambezi river.

Hippos up close…

Elephants were attempting to cross the Zambezi river from Zimbabwe to the Zambia side.  With their bodies submerged, they use their trunks as snorkels as they walk across the bottom of the river.

Some made it to one of the islands in the middle of the river…

Others were just frolicking along the banks…

I never thought I’d see elephants in the water like that.  I always thought they would just be along the banks drinking water.  It was an amazing sight to see!

Another amazing day, and another amazing sunset.